Flexible band for knickers



BRIEN Oct. 21, 1930. P. J. o

FLEXIBLE BAND FOR KNICKERS Filed March l5, 1950 VTI INVIENTOR. PHP/WEF? J OER/EN.

Patented Oct. 2l, 1930 res;

gATENT oFFlcE Partanna. omarmt, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK FLEXIBLE BAN EGR KNICKERS Application filed March 15, 1930. 'Serial No. 436,132.

This invention relates to flexible bands and particularly to devices of this class adapted for use at the lower endsl of the leg portions of knickers or other body garments and which may, if desired, be used as cuffs for shirts, sweaters and the like; and the object of the invention is to provide a band of the class specified consisting of a tubular body of woven or knitted material which is so woven 1o as to produce elasticity thereto, permitting circumferential expansion or fleXure and .serving to maintain the same firmly about the body of the wearer when in use; a further object being to provide a device of the class specified wherein the extending or unattached portion of the cuff cr'band is composed 'of two ply thickness, one end of the cuff' or band being folded within the other end in such manner as to leave a freeprojecting end at the outer tubular portion, by means of which the device may be attached to or joined with a suitable body garment, the inner part of the cuff or band being attached to the outer part by an eXtensible and preferably invisible stitch at a point inwardly of the free end of the outer part; a further object being to provide device of the class specified wherein the aigle projecting fiange portion of the device will facilitate the attachment to the garment or other support and also present lighter elastic tensional engagement of the device with the garment; a further object being to provide a device of the class specified wherethe attaching flange portion thereof is knitted in flared relation with respect to the remainder thereof, thus facilitating its attachment to the garment; and with these and other objects in'view, the invention consists speciiied which is simple in construction,

efficient in use and which is constructed as i hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the fol- ,j lowing specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in vwhich ce Fig. l is a side view of a pair of knickers ina device of the class and for the purpose illustrating one of my improved cuffs or bands mounted in connection therewith.

Fig. 2 is a side and sectional detail viewy of a part of the construction shown in Fig. l; and,

Fig. 3 is a view smilar'to Fig. 2 showing only a part of the construction and showing a modification.' i

For the purpose of illustrating one use of my invention or one method of carrying the ce same into effect, VI have indicated'at 5 in Fig. l of the drawing a pair of knickers. the lower end portion of each of-the legs of which has a leg encircling band 6. As seen in Figs.

l and 2 of the drawing, ''represents oneformfi of my improved cuff or band which is fashioned from suitable materiak'preferably woolen fabric knitted into tubular form and in such m aunar as to provide a highly elastic tubulaiI body, oneendof which-is knitted to-Z0 form a flare or enlarged attaching flangeporn tion 8. l y

The other end portion y9 is folded within the outer part l0 of the cuffand the free inner edge 9afof the part 9 is stitched to the 75 'part lO `as seen atv 1l atapoint below the liange 8, o r inwardly ofthe upper free edge of the outer part made up of parts 8'-l0 by a stitching which will permit free eXpansion and contraction of the cuff and also S0 stitching which is invisible when viewed eX- ternally of the cuff. f

After fashioning the device and assen'ibling the parts 9 and l() thereof in the manner vset forth, the same may be attached to the leg Vband 6 of the knickers orthe free edge of al garment of any kindor class by aline of stitching l2 or in any other desired manner. In the construction shown, theflange 8 isv arranged eXternally of the band .6 but .this arj?" rangement of the lparte isnot essential.

It will be noted thatwhen lthe, cuff or bandV i cn v7 is attached, the upperedge Stoffthe parta9 single ply is materially less than t-hat of the double ply consisting of the parts 9 and 10. It will therefore be seen that the parts 9 and 10 will fit snugly about the body of the wearer and yet permit free flexure between said cufi7 and the trousers or the other body garment.

In F ig. 8 of the drawing, l have shown a slight modification wherein the culi or band 13 is made from a straight, woven or knitted tubular body, one end beingl folded inwardly to form an inner part 111, similar to the part 9, and the outer part 15 extends at its upper end beyond the end of the part lel to form au attaching flange portion 16 which is attached to the leg band 17 of the trousers or other support 18 as seen at 19. rl`he upper edge let of the inner part 1a is stitched to the part 15 as seen at 20, the stitching being such as to permit the free expansion and contraction of the cuff or band and also preferably of such form as to be invisible exti-nfnally of the cull. 1n this construction, the saine result is aecomplished as in the structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the flange 16 permitting relative flexure between the garment and the cull or band proper for the reasons before stated.

It will be understood that while I have shown my invention as applied to the leg portions of a pair of knickers, the same may be applied to garments of other kinds and classes; and it will also be understood that my invention is not necessarily limited to an)` particular type of material employed in the formation of the cuff or band, nor to any specific manner of attaching the inner and outer parts thereof, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made within the scope of t-he appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacri- Y licing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a cufl' coniposed of a relatively long, double wall, tubular body of knitted material, the inner and outer walls of the cuff being integrally joined at one end of the cnil, said cnll ving elastic properties, the end of one wall of the cuff extending beyond the end of the other wall to form an annular attaching` part of single wall thickness, facilitating the attachment of the cuff to a garment, and the free edge of the shorter wall being att-ached to the longer wall by a circumferential line of stitching capable of expansion and contraction.

2. A cuff for knickers, comprising a tubular body of knitted material having elastic properties, said body being of unitary construction and consisting of a relatively long cuff portion proper and a short attaching part, said cuff portion being of double wall thickness, the upper end of the inner wall be-V ing attached to the outer wall adjacent said attaching part by a circumferential line of stitching capable of expansion and contraction, the said attaching part being continuous i with the outer wall and being flared upwardllo 

